"Everyone, spread out and search around here. Remember, don't get too far from one another."
After giving that instruction, Minato vanished from the spot in a flash.
The three members of Team 7 watched their teacher leave, their faces full of confusion.
"All right, stop staring. Get searching."
Dogs fell into two categories: ninja dogs and ordinary dogs.
The dog at Grandpa Hachikai's house was clearly ordinary, yet it had somehow slipped out of the village without anyone noticing.
And Minato, Team 7's supervising Jonin, had suddenly left during a mission. Clearly, these two questions had already caught Kakashi's attention.
Seeing Liumu's evasive gaze...
Kakashi became even more certain of his guess.
"Kakashi, you should search too. Don't you have that jutsu? Summon them to help."
Obito called out a reminder to Kakashi from a distance.
"I think you're low on chakra."
Before Kakashi could answer Obito, Liumu suddenly darted to his side, leaned toward his ear, and said those words out of nowhere.
Kakashi: ...
"I trained all night yesterday, and my chakra hasn't recovered yet. I can't use that jutsu."
Although he didn't understand Liumu's intentions, Kakashi still chose to do as Liumu said.
What Obito and Kakashi were talking about was actually Earth Release: Fang Pursuit Technique.
It summoned ninja dogs through Earth Release, relying on their powerful sense of smell to search and track.
Obito gave Kakashi a speechless glance and complained, "You knew we were carrying out our team's first mission today, and you still used up all your chakra. You're really something."
"Stop complaining. This is our first mission. Isn't it more meaningful to finish it through our own efforts?" Rin, who had been rummaging through the weeds nearby, straightened and wiped the sweat from her forehead, easing the friction between Obito and Kakashi.